Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Sunday Supper

Horseradish Meatloaf and leftover open faced sandwiches﻿

What a week! I can't believe I am so late in sharing what the sideboard hosted for Sunday Supper!!! I tried a new meatloaf recipe and was very thankful to have two hearty taste testers in my hubby and father-in-law. They raved about it but to be honest, they are pretty darn easy to please.

I am making dinner Saturday for a friend who is undergoing chemotherapy. I was looking through the meal sign up list and most of my "go to" potluck dinners were already taken. So I thought to myself - MEATLOAF! If done right, it can be such a heartwarming meal. But therein lies the rub......if it is done right. And I have yet to do it right.

Off to my cookbooks I went. I only have a gazillion southern style cookbooks - surely I could find a decent recipe. I narrowed my search down to three and went out on a ledge using a version with horseradish. Now the recipe called for horseradish in the loaf AND the sauce. I opted to try it only in the loaf. A little horseradish goes a long way and I didn't want to knock the socks off my friend and her family. I can proudly report that it was a big hit. The horseradish gave the loaf a hint of flavor that I was missing in previous recipes without overpowering the dish. It also helped keep the loaf moist for leftovers. I served it with green beans, mashed potatoes and Sister Shubert yeast rolls. I was so eager to eat the darn thing that I forgot to take a picture. I promise to add a picture before I take it to my friend's house on Saturday.

The good news is that we got to enjoy the dish again last night. I made an open meatloaf sammie (otherwise known as sandwiches). I had to use regular bread because I didn't have Texas Toast in the freezer (quite uncommon). So I reheated the loaf, plopped in on regular toast, put a slab of cheese over the top, set it in the broiler for a minute and drizzled it with some warmed ketchup. I reused the leftover mashed potatoes and fried the left over green beans..........and then went for a walk around the block. It would have been better with the Texas Toast but was still pretty darn yummy-in-the-tummy.

Here's the recipe:Horseradish Meat Loaf
from Southern Living Home Style Cooking
which credits Maxine Johnston Scholtz from Pride of Gaithersburg, Gaithersburg Lioness Club